Agilent/Keysight 6011A DC Power Supply

The Agilent/Keysight 6011A is an autoranging DC power supply delivering up to 1064 W across a single output. It operates from 0 to 20 Vdc and 0 to 120 A, maintaining full rated power across continuous voltage-current combinations without manual range switching. This makes it well-suited for laboratory testing, production verification, and system integration work.

Technical Specifications

• Output: 0–20 Vdc, 0–120 A


• Maximum power: 1064 W


• Voltage ripple and noise: 8 mVrms, 50 mV peak-to-peak


• Current ripple and noise: 120 mA rms


• Load regulation (voltage): 0.01% + 5 mV


• Load regulation (current): 0.01% + 15 mA


• Stability into inductive loads: Up to 100 mH standard; optional modification supports loads up to 10 H Control & Monitoring


• Ten-turn controls for voltage and current adjustment


• Dual 3 ½ digit front-panel meters display output voltage and current


• Adjustable overvoltage protection (OVP) with front-panel trip-level display


• Buffered monitor outputs: 0–5 Vdc representing voltage and current


• Analog remote programming: 0–5 Vdc or 0–4000 Ω control signals


• Option 002 adds programmable remote/local switching via 0–2 mA current sink and enhanced monitor outputs

Key Features

• Autoranging topology eliminates manual voltage/current range selection


• Remote sensing capability compensates for up to 0.5 V drop per load lead (sense wires <0.2 Ω per lead)


• Either output terminal floats or grounds to ±240 V from chassis


• All rear-panel screw-terminal connections


• OVP adjustment and verification without load disconnection

Typical Applications

• Device characterization and burn-in testing


• Production test benches requiring wide voltage-current coverage


• Inductive load testing and stability verification


• System integration with analog or programmable control

Compatibility & Integration Remote programming and monitoring via analog signals or Option 002 current-sink interface enable integration into automated test systems. Remote sensing maintains regulation accuracy at distributed loads. Floating output supports series-stack and back-to-back configurations.